Last updated 31.07.2024
Adult Social Care Training and Development Fund
Statement from Stephen Kinnock Minister of State for Care:
"Whilst the Adult Social Care Training and Development Fund will not be taken forward, we still intend to provide funding for Adult Social Care Learning and Development, with the budget maintained at the level we spent last year. Further details about how and when this would be administered will be shared in due course. We also confirm that we will continue to develop a Care Workforce Pathway (the new national career structure) for adult social care and that, linked to this, a new Level 2 Care Certificate qualification has been developed and launched. In addition, the commitment to Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training and supporting the sector to deliver this remains.
We are committed to our support for the Adult Social Care Workforce. Our long-term plans will include a new deal for care workers through a Fair Pay Agreement. We will also take steps to create a National Care Service underpinned by national standards, with the aim of delivering consistent care across the country."
Skills for Care Workforce Development Fund
WDF is a funding stream from the Department of Health & Social Care which can be claimed from Skills for Care by the adult social care sector in England.
It funds qualifications and apprenticeships that started on or before 31 March 2024 and which will be completed by 31 March 2025.
To claim funding an organisation must provide an adult social care service and directly employ paid care staff within England. WDF funding can be used to support the development of individuals who have been recruited from abroad and those who are working on a Health and Social Care visa.
WDF Application Deadline:
To benefit from the 2024/25 WDF you must:
- Complete/submit a declaration form before 28 February 2025
- Ensure your Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) accounts meets WDF requirements by 31 March 2025
- Claims must be submitted to Skills for Care by 31st March 2025
